The High Cost of Caution, Part 1

A few decades ago, back when the Washington Beltway used to move and didn’t become the giant parking lot it is today, people actually used to go at a reasonable speed along the Washington Beltway, except in this one place. This one place, traffic just backed up every morning, and people could not figure out – traffic engineers – what’s going on here? There’s no accident. There’s no stop light. There are no bumps. There’s nothing to see. Why is it that day after day, traffic just backs up in the same place? Watch the following video for the fascinating true story… and how it has negatively affected your health for over a half century…